"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.